Teaching Associate - Agriculture - Tanzania

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MATI-Ilonga has identified that their current
staffing is insufficient to adequately address the needs of its students and
community programming. The Teaching Associate in Agriculture will provide
teaching assistance to the MATI-Ilonga teaching staff, including English
language support, and support course development and delivery. Workshops,
tutorials and assistance to teachers, as well co-teaching of courses as
appropriate, will contribute to a higher quality of teaching and scholarly
support for students, thus contributing to Ilonga's goal to maintain high
educational standards and increase the employability of students.

Position Description:

In Canada:
· Participate in pre-departure orientation; gender training;
environment training and other related sessions
· Become familiar with NSAC's resources on community-based
entrepreneurship training
· Review resources and materials on NSAC's international development
projects
· Develop tentative workplan including sequence of steps, required
resources and goals for 6 months in Tanzania
· Compile required resources or guides for community-based outreach
in the field of agriculture
· Develop sample training agendas for special topics in agriculture
and present to NSAC supervisor/team
· Research technical and vocational education in agriculture in
Tanzania, Competency Based Education and National Educational Strategies, goals
and frameworks
· Develop and conduct a workshop in Truro on a related topic that
would be relevant to a segment of the local community
· Attend relevant NSAC meetings and workshops as appropriate to the
position
· Mini literature search on animal sciences and production in east
Africa
· Organize and conduct a public engagement event or initiative in
Truro area upon return to Canada

In Tanzania:
· Support MATI-Ilonga instructors in course development and
delivery
· Teach or co-facilitate special topic workshops or courses related
to Plant and Animal Science to Diploma and Certificate students and staff
· Teach or co-facilitate special topic workshops or courses using
practical exercises
· Act as a teaching assistant to select MATI-Ilonga instructors
· Schedule, design and provide learning support and tutoring to
MATI-Ilonga students in BSc related topics
· Conduct learning needs assessments for male and female staff and
students in need of additional language or course content tutoring
· Provide English language support to MATI-Ilonga instructors
· Develop and conduct a pre-assessment tool to determine areas for
contribution
· Undertake other teaching and community-related activities and
trainings at MATI Ilonga
· Conduct ongoing monitoring and evaluation of capacity building
workshops
· Maintain an information log of activities and workplan for the
next IYIP intern as relevant
· Maintain regular communications with NSAC IYIP coordinator

Qualifications:
· University degree or college diploma, BSc (Agr) or related
field
· Demonstrated experience teaching in a formal environment
· Experience teaching English as a second language would be
considered an asset
· Experience as a teaching assistant in a formal environment
· Experience performing or undertaking hands-on labs or
demonstrations
· Proven ability to MS Office 2007 and MS Office 2010 (Access,
Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, InfoPath, OneNote, Outlook, and Office
Groove)
· Knowledge of experiential learning and adult education
principles
· Strong cross cultural skills and background in cross-cultural
learning environments
· Familiarity with gender mainstreaming, environmental stewardship
and/or entrepreneurship would be considered an asset
· Creativity, enthusiasm and a passion for learning
· Strong oral and written communication skills in English
· Fluency in a second language would be an asset

Application Deadline:
Recruitment is open until the position is filled.

The Ministry of Agriculture Training Institute (MATI) llonga is a government-training institute under the Ministry of Agriculture and FoodSecurity. It is located about 10km North-East of Kilosa Town, Morogoro region. It was established is 1972, and currently offers a certificate in Agriculture and two diploma programs in Agriculture, Human Nutrition and Food Production. Graduates go on to work in both the public and private sectors. Short courses are offered to farmers, extension workers and other clients as well. There are approximately 43 staff (32m/11f) and 300 students per year who attend the Institute.

The Atlantic Council for International Cooperation’s member organization and Canadian hosting partner for these internships, the Dalhousie Faculty of Agriculture (Agricultural Campus- Truro), has implemented development projects in Africa in the Gambia, Ghana, Ethiopia and Tanzania for over 25 years. The Agricultural Campus (AC) provides technical expertise in the areas of curriculum development, competency-based learning, short-course development, agri-technologies, post-harvest management, gender, environment, entrepreneurship, labour-market analysis, project management and adult education. Specifically, the AC has worked in Tanzania with three partners since 2010. Over the course of their partnership with MATI-Ilonga more than 10 AC staff have facilitated training in Tanzania, with logistical support by MATI-Ilonga for many of these trainings.

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